
01 — Static Between Stars
01 Static Between Stars Network Carrier unstable Response incomplete Signal falling Below threshold Dad It's after midnight again The hall light's still on You're turning one sound in your hands Long after everyone has gone I sit beside you and wait Like waiting could make it clear There's static low in the speaker And your humming in my ear Network Contact diminished Pattern unresolved Origin confirmed Meaning unknown Dad There's static between stars Something calling, something lost A light that says it's still there But no answer coming back And I know that feeling well Standing close and reaching far Maybe what we call silence Is static between stars Some nights I hear you talking As clearly as my own name Then morning puts the room back And nothing is quite the same I hate how much I wanted One sentence I can trust As if a word could tell me Everything I need to know at once You look at me, then turn away Then make that little sound I tell myself I'm listening While I'm still waiting for words Network Remote system failing Contact below threshold Transmission continues Classification: noise Dad There's static between stars Something calling, something lost A light that says it's still there But no answer coming back And I know that feeling well Standing close and reaching far What if something we're calling static Has been speaking all along? Daughter Ah-ah Mm-ah Ah-ah Mm-ah Distant Voices —ah —ah Daughter Ah-ah Mm-ah Network Unclassified response detected Source correlation unknown Additional archive requested Accessibility trial available Dad They say there's another way A system built to hear Not a promise Not a cure Just another door from here I should know better by now Than to trust an easy answer But if there's even a chance— I have to look Through the static between stars Something's calling, something stays Maybe distance isn't silence Maybe we just lost the way And I don't know what they'll find I don't know what this will start But tonight I heard an answer Somewhere in the static between stars Network Invitation confirmed Archive pending Channel unopened Daughter Mm-ah

